Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-29
LEGAL NEW ).

Court convened this week at o'clock p
NJ. of Monday with Judges Hazen aud Ne
Michael presiding. Several petitions were
presented and acted upon, note OF wh;ch
will be found below. Up to Wednesday
evening the following cases had been tried:
TRIAL LIST THIS WEEK.
JOS. Bott. admir- of Andrew Bott, decd
and VIM, Bott VS. The United Pipe Lines
April %, the plaintif. having rested their
case. the court granted compulsory non
suit aud entertain motion to take oil same
The court also allows a motion for a new trial
to be filed.
Sophia Kelly, adm'x of P. Kelly vs.. Chas'
Duffy-April 26, verdict for defendant
W.D. McCandless, for use of c. 5. Nc
Candless, VS.. Chas. .MoCandless-A 20,
verdict for the defendant.
E.G. Mcclure, Sarah McClafferty and Lila
Gallagher, Ex'rs of Patrick Gallagher vs..
Fl ederick Yeager, ejectment-AprlI 20
plaintiff takes a non-suit and motion enter
tanned to take off same.
John Henkle VS.. Webster ard Henry kea-
sey-April 20, verdict for plaintiff FOR
Sl04.32.
Ri. Hockenberry VS. Jas. r Hindnal
and Mrs. f. j. Hindman, ejectment-verdlct
for the plaintiff for the land described III
the writ wi tn six cents damages.
M,pley E. Hoge by her father Alvin
Horue VS.. David Fulkman-Aprll y, de-
tendant confesses judgment for go and costs
of suit
n James ]. Bolstridge and wife vs. The P.
& w. r. R. Co., damages for accident
April IS, verdict for plaintiffs for $4,000.
The cases of Clinton twp. VS.. Montgomery,
was continued at costs OF plaintiff, and the
cases of Walters VS.. Logan, Weluer VS..
Kaufman, White and Wallace VS.; Forsytne
p. R. Co. VS.. w. P. & 5. G. X. K. Co,
Watson vs.. Anderson, McElroy vs.. klingen-
smith. Emery ct al VS.. McElroy, were also
continued for various reasons.
NOTES.
Ann McElwee has sold Peter A. McElwee
55 acres in Oakland for 500.
Thos. Baker has decided S. B. HARRISON 90
acres in Mid lIesex for $3.50.
John S. Scully has decided property IN
Penn twp. to the Associated Producers 20.
Henry Marburger has decided Geo. j. Mar
burger 30 acres in Forward for u.
Thos Gray has deeiel Geo. Frederick 10
acres ia Compromising for S!l9:
w. c. Negiey decided Cath. Leibold lot
on Lincoln Way, Butler, for sl23.
l..
in Butler for Sl4U0.
Richard Critchlow has decided John Critch-
low 40 acres in Cherry for 500.
Samuel A. Campbell has decided A. u
Campbell 81 acres In Washington for SlO0.
Thos Garvey has decided Henry Hyle l04
acres in Muddycreek for $3.50.
Emma Eisler et al have decided Daniel
| Kepple lot in Butler for $13).
Mary Lindsay has decided }. ii. ane mos
Lindsay each 49 acres in Jackson for 81
each.
Anna l.. Ferrero has applied for disof6e
from Eugene Ferrero.
Margaret HARRISON was committed to Dix.
mont end notice served on the Oyerseers OF
Jefferson twp.
Jno. V. Farwell had foreign attachment
issued VS.. Adam Maxwell aad others for
property in Centre twp.-l23 acres, boanie q
on the north by jacob Brown.
Thos. F. Williams has brot suit for divorce
from his wife Harriet for reason Of desertion.
Fatty Speer had a capius issued for Thon-
M. Thompson.
Jas. NJ. and D. w. Forester, executors #
Elizabeth F., were directed to invest money
of NJ NJ. Forester in real estate.
Jacob G.. Renick was appointed guardian
of Clara B. Dobson.
The bond of j. w. Gibson, appointed
trustee to sell real estate of Jas. 5. Thomp-
| son decd, was approved.
William Martin was appoiute1 guardian OF
Nora b. Martin, aud granted permission tC
lease lands of ward for oil purposes to Johr
| White.
Geo. C. Buhl was appointed guardian OF
| Jos. l.. Cook; John P. McKeever, OF Joseph
enc McElwee, and Elizabeth McElwee, w
P. McElwee and NJ. j. McElwee.
| Letters of administration have beer
granted to William Humphrey, Esq, OIL
the estate of Thompson Lewis, decd, late
of Muddycreek twp.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Robert Hesselge5ser, decd. have been grant
ed to James and David Hesselgesser. See
notice.